For
Voting is a privilege that criminals chose to lose.
Against
Democracy should include everyone once they have served their sentence.
Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.
“We’ve historically restricted voting on the basis of good moral character”
“Everyone understands that if you violate the rights of others, you surrender certain rights of your own.”
“once youve endured your punishment, your punishment should be over. period.”
“if convicted felons don't have the right to vote, then people in power have a great motivation to make their political enemies into felons.”